Elon Musk will attend the first cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's second term on Wednesday, BNR reported.
The richest man in the world and a major donor to Trump, Musk does not have a ministerial portfolio or official decision-making authority, but has the status of "special civil servant" and "senior advisor to the president", heading the Department of Government Efficiency.
Meanwhile, over 230,000 Canadians have already signed a petition to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship, the New York Times reports.
The petition emphasizes that Elon Musk is engaged in practices that are contrary to Canada's national interest.
It also says that Musk has "become a member of a foreign government that is trying to erase Canadian sovereignty." This is an obvious reference to Musk's work for President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly said he wants to annex Canada and make it "our 51st state," the New York Times notes.
In response to a social media post about the petition, Musk wrote on X on Monday that "Canada is not a real country."
According to the businessman's biography, Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, has Canadian citizenship through his mother, who was born in Canada.
Musk also has American citizenship, which he received in 2002.
The petition is addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and is sponsored by Charlie Angus, a member of parliament from the center-left New Democratic Party.
According to parliamentary procedure in Canada, petitions must receive at least 500 valid signatures. signed to be presented to the House of Commons and possibly receive a response from the government.
Under Canadian law, citizenship can be revoked if a citizen commits fraud, or provides false information, or intentionally conceals information in their immigration or citizenship application.